Mission CG2 Acceleration and Net Force
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Consider the general motion of any object. The acceleration of the object is ____ as the direction of the velocity of the object; and the acceleration is ____ as the direction of the net force acting upon the object. List the two letters in their respective order.
Direction of Velocity:
Velocity is a vector quantity that has a direction. The direction of the velocity vector is always in the direction that the object is moving.
Velocity is a vector quantity that has a direction. The direction of the velocity vector is always in the direction that the object is moving.
Direction of Acceleration:
Acceleration is a vector quantity and it has a direction. For an object moving in a straight line, the direction of the acceleration is dependent upon two factors:
Acceleration is a vector quantity and it has a direction. For an object moving in a straight line, the direction of the acceleration is dependent upon two factors:
- the direction that the object moves, and
- whether the object is speeding up or slowing down
The motion being described in this question is a general motion. The question is not specific to circular motion. Use the information in the Know the Law sections to answer it.
